I finally got the text! After nearly 2.5 months of waiting my new irons have shipped and will be delivered on Thursday. Pretty excited to finally be putting them into play

For perspective, I am 57 years old, my current handicap is +0.5, and I compete in local/regional amateur and senior professional events as an amateur. Handicap this year was as low as +3.4 but declined due to the number of tournaments that I played over last two months on some tough course set-ups and less than stellar play. My 7 iron swing speed is 85 mph with carry of 165 yards. Driver playing speed is 107mph with 265-270 yard carry. My two gamer sets at the time of the fitting weree Miura 502C's and cally 2024 TCB's. Both shafted with Modus 120S.

The 2025 T-Series irons are incredible. Was fitted by Titleist on July 2nd and was fit into the new 2025 T250* spec irons 5-P with the new ProjectX Red 6.0 shaft. Standard length, 2 degrees flat, and one degree strong. Virtuall same distance as my previous iron sets but this combo increased launch, shot height, spin and decent angle improved to 48 degrees. These improvements were thought to be a big help when playing on fast & firm tournament condition greens. Unfortunately, the Project X Red shaft has been an in demand shaft and my new T250* were not delivered until October 10th.

In the interim, I purchased a set of 2025 T100's with the same set-up via an authorized Titleist reseller (Fairway Jockey). Not sure how they were able to obtain these high demand shafts, but they did and the set arrived relatively quickly. The new T100 irons arrived in September and I immediately put them into play. First competirive outing with them I won a local club championship (Augusta Pines) by 3 shots. Needless to say, but these irons feel great, are very accurate, and I highly recommend.

Now that the T250* spec irons have arrived, I have begun doing testing to compare the two to determine which will be better for me to play in competition. Initial results indicate that the T250* will get the nod due to the increased shot height, spin, and decent angles. With a 7 iron for example, carry distance is the same but shot release is less by a a full yard (that's 9 feet). 9 feet closer equals more birdies.

From address the T250* and the T100's look very similar. Club speed with the T250* was up between .5 and 1 mph most likely due to the 3 gram lighter iron heads in the T250*. Both sets of irons feel solid at impact. Sound at impact is slightly different with the T100 having a more of a muted solid sound. The T250* sound is still good, but I prefer the T100 sound.

Still more testing to do and will continue through the fall. These could make a great combo set (T100 P-8 and T250* 7-5) but at the moment, I am testing the full set of T250* on course.

The interesting thing for me in this process is how the T250* is intended for golfers with moderate to slow swing speeds or a naturally low ball flight who need help getting the ball up in the air. This can include juniors or competitive amateurs seeking better stopping power on firm greens. I am not a slow speed player and definitley did not hit a low ball (peak height with irons before the fitting was 80 feet. These T250* irons improved critical aspects of shots (peak height now 90+ feet, decent andle, and spin) that will help me have shots finish closer to the intended distance due to less release after ball hits the green.

Some of you may be wondering why not the T150 or T250? Well for me, with their stronger lofts than the T100 and T250*, I did not spin them enough and therefore peak height and decent angles were too low. As mentioned, I needed more launch and spin. I found it very interesting that the T100 and the T250* (1 degree strong) matched up quite well from a loft angle perspective and as mentoned could be a great combo set. The lofts of these irons in conjunction with the additional spin and launch the Project X Red provides is a great combination for me.

Looking forward to learning if I can obtain the same level of shot consistency with the T250* as I have with the T100.

Time will tell.